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Description: | Silver strap-end of Thomas's Class A, Type 1, largely complete but now very corroded and with much of the decoration obscured. It is sub-rectangular in shape with convex long edges. At the top is the split end, with two rivet holes blocked by iron corrosion; there is much iron staining around this end of the strap-end and part of the split end is filled with iron corrosion. The rear half of the split end is deeply cracked, and one of the corners is missing.The top of the strap-end is shaped, with a small point in between the curves around each rivet hole. Between and below the rivet holes is a fan-shaped field which is probably filled with a trilobate motif, but the details are unclear due to iron corrosion.The edges of the strap-end form an undecorated border around the central field of decoration, which is largely obscured by encrusted copper corrosion. Too little can be seen to allow reconstruction of the design, but it may well be vegetal rather than animal and what can be seen is consonant with Trewhiddle style and may possibly be divided into two long fields. The terminal is in the shape of an animal head, with a blunt nose tapering upwards between long relief eyes; there are hints of ears above.The reverse is undecorated but again has much iron and copper corrosion. There is a large bump in the centre which may possibly be the remains of a separate rivet, probably of copper alloy; without an X-ray it is difficult to be sure.Length: 47 mm, width 16 mm, thickness 5 mm. Weight: 9.21 g.This type of strap-end dates broadly to the 9th century.
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